During the Ramsey County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Commissioner Blaine Volk announced that fellow Commissioner Lee Gessner resigned his position in a very brief letter which was submitted on Nov. 4 at 1:35 p.m. Gessner was not present at the meeting nor the prior one although he had been serving for the past year as commission chair; Volk chaired those meetings in Gessner’s absence.

CUTLINE: Over 500 residents attended the 12th annual Holiday Showcase, held on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 18, to visit booths hosted by local businesses, partake of treats, and participate in various drawings.

It’s been a tradition in the Devils Lake Community going back decades to a tiny coffee shop in the basement location at the corner of 4th Avenue NE and 3rd Street NE. The Home Café owner noticed year after year that her regular patrons often did not have anywhere to have an old fashioned Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. None of the restaurants in the city remainded open for the day. Even the grocery stores closed so their employees could be home with their own families.

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a federal murder charge against D’Angelo James Hunt for the murder of his younger brother, Isaac Hunt, whose remains were found on their family property Saturday during a renewed search on the Spirit Lake Reservation.

After an incredible 46 years in the automotive service industry — 32 of them right here at Lake Chevrolet — we’re celebrating the well-earned retirement of our longtime Service Manager, Dave Kvislen.

Raymond George Stein, 88, of East Grand Forks, MN, formerly of Devils Lake, ND, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at Edgewood Vista surrounded by his loving family.

About a dozen high school and college students each year are paid to work in local news rooms across the state through the North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation (NDNAEF).

Raymond Stein, 88 of Devils Lake passed away on Nov. 13, 2025, at Edgewood Vista, East Grand Forks, MN. with loving family at his side. Funeral Services are pending. Ray is in the care of the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, ND.

Debra Jackson, age 68, of St. Michael, ND, died Nov. 13, 2025, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Debra’s Wake/Visitation will be Nov. 19, at 5:00 p.m. followed by a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. all at St. Michael Rec. Center, St. Michael, ND.